Day 3

Hello everyone!! I know it's been a while since I've posted. And for that I apologize, haven't had enough Internet access to actually be able to post something. =( but I'm good now!

So my flight on Wednesday was a pretty good one. Although long I can't complain too much. I had an aisle seat  within a row of three. Next to me was an empty seat (soo awesome). But next to the empty seat was a cute British guy named Tom. So I now know 3 British toms! He was super nice, we chatted for a while during the flight. Tried to sleep though and had some troubles with that, I just could not find a comfortable enough position. By the time the plane landed I had successfully had 3 hours of sleep thank god. 

Going through customs/border control was a bit of a pain. Not that I actually had any problems getting through but the officer there was a huge asshole. Couldn't understand half of what he was asking me, and he made me feel like a complete and utter idiot. Told me that I would be travelling illegally at the end of my trip. Stupid man. 

Everything else on that first day was mostly successful. Got on the Gatwick express heading in to London perfectly fine. The only other mishap was when I didn't print all of my tickets for my train into Manchester. So I had to buy an entirely new ticket but it was well worth it. =) the train ride up there was relatively boring, was falling asleep through most of it, I was soo unbelievably tired.. 

Stephen met me at the station and things only got better from there. Stephen is one of the nicest men I could know. Stephen is a resident here in manchester and has s very good job that provides some nice perks. He is just a charming and amazing man and I'm extremely grateful I've had the pleasure of meeting him. He put me up in a beautiful hotel because his flat was put under renovation. We took a little walk through the city that evening before heading out for dinner, and I must say that Manchester is absolutely gorgeous! The buildings are so old, they have the most amazing architecture. I will hopefully upload some pictures onto my Facebook at a later time. 

Day 2 had a bit more of a late start. We were supposed to head out early in the morning to do some city sightseeing. But Stephen got a little caught up in some of his work that we weren't able to head out until about 4 pm. It definitely was a fun evening however. Had a few drinks, was able to finally talk a bit with my lovely family. Our night took us to Icon Bar in Manchester. A local gay bar and LOADS of fun. The amaretto sours that I normally have in Calgary consist of Amaretto, sprite and lime juice. The amaretto sours here consist of amaretto and 2 lime wedges, safe to say that after a few of those I was feeling quite good =P. 

For dinner we headed over to Taurus Bar also within Manchester's gay community. We were able to get one of the meal deals which was an appetizer as well as a main dish; and I must say that the lamb steak I had for my main was absolutely delectable. Despite my not so lovely stomach I was able to eat most of it and thoroughly enjoyed what parts of it I had.

So far today, day 3, I've checked out of one hotel and into another hotel for the night. There's a little park by my current location which is gorgeous. It has a little cafe smack dab in the middle, and actually has an amusement ride in it as well. It's one of those circular swings that rises super far into the sky and then spins. There is also a little market and mall close by. I've had the opportunity to adventure a little bit today, was by myself walking through part of the city here and one thing I must say about this city and probably most of England as well is that the road are extremely confusing. Everyone kind of takes a free for all when crossing the streets, and having cars drive in the opposite direction is really strange. Not something I will get used to in the short time I will be here for.

Fernweh: a crave for travel; being homesick for a place you've never been